Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 56.3% more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
|
Dushanbe
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
$2.02
MRO727
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
$2.41
MRO865
|
|
pay 14.9% more for groceries
|
Dushanbe
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
$2.23
MRO800
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
$1.08
MRO387
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
$0.85
MRO304
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
$0.65
MRO234
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Dushanbe
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
|
pay 25.5% more for housing
|
Dushanbe
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay 32.4% less for childcare
|
Dushanbe
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
|
pay 25.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dushanbe
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
$2.20
MRO790
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
$2.40
MRO861
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay 31.4% less for clothing
|
Dushanbe
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
|
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